In
an attempt to help those affected by the damage to their community, First
UMC Pasadena decided to take a different approach to meeting people’s needs
during their recovery efforts.
They
are making computers available to help people register with FEMA until there is
no further need for it.
Associate
Pastor Cheryl Smith said in an e-mail “Although we have had some major
devastation at our church, we still need to reach out to the community as we
can.”
They
will be offering this service in their church library at
“I think there will be many people who can use this service… calling FEMA is almost an impossibility, and registering online is a much better option. We will have volunteers trained in working with FEMA in place to assist those who might not be able to use the computer for one reason or another,” Smith noted. ” We may have bare concrete floors, but we can still do ministry!”